M.B. Austin

3.5k citations

16 papers · 2.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 15

Impact in

Pharmacology top 1%
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Biochemistry top 2%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Papers in ⓘ

Aging 1
Pharmacology 6
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis 6
- Fungal Biology and Applications 2

Co-authors: Joseph P. Noel (16 shared papers)J.-L. Ferrer (2 shared papers)Charles Stewart (1 shared paper)M.E. Bowman (6 shared papers)Joachim Schröder (2 shared papers)Bradley S. Moore (4 shared papers)Joseph M. Jez (2 shared papers)E.K. Bomati (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (2 papers)Nature Chemical Biology (2 papers)Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (1 paper)Current Opinion in Plant Biology (1 paper)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States France Germany

In The Last Decade

M.B. Austin

16 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Structure and function of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids 2008 · 613 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
2002 Natural Product Reports

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All Works

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16 of 16 papers shown

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1	The chalcone synthase superfamily of type III polyketide synthases Natural Product Reports ·M.B. Austin, Joseph P. Noel Hit paper breakdown →	2002	732
2	Structure and function of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·J.-L. Ferrer, M.B. Austin, Charles Stewart, Joseph P. Noel Hit paper breakdown →	2008	613
3	Structural control of polyketide formation in plant-specific polyketide synthases Chemistry & Biology ·Joseph M. Jez, M.B. Austin, (unknown), M.E. Bowman, Joachim Schröder, Joseph P. Noel	2000	228
4	An Aldol Switch Discovered in Stilbene Synthases Mediates Cyclization Specificity of Type III Polyketide Synthases Chemistry & Biology ·M.B. Austin, M.E. Bowman, (unknown), Joachim Schröder, Joseph P. Noel	2004	208
5	Crystal Structure of a Bacterial Type III Polyketide Synthase and Enzymatic Control of Reactive Polyketide Intermediates Journal of Biological Chemistry ·M.B. Austin, Miho Izumikawa, M.E. Bowman, Daniel Udwary, (unknown), Bradley S. Moore, Joseph P. Noel	2004	145
6	Type III Polyketide Synthase β-Ketoacyl-ACP Starter Unit and Ethylmalonyl-CoA Extender Unit Selectivity Discovered by Streptomyces coelicolor Genome Mining Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Lijiang Song, Francisco Barona‐Gómez, Christophe Corre, Longkuan Xiang, Daniel Udwary, M.B. Austin, Joseph P. Noel, Bradley S. Moore, Gregory L. Challis	2006	125
7	Biosynthesis of Dictyostelium discoideum differentiation-inducing factor by a hybrid type I fatty acid–type III polyketide synthase Nature Chemical Biology ·M.B. Austin, Tamao Saito, M.E. Bowman, Stephen Haydock, Atsushi Kato, Bradley S. Moore, Robert R. Kay, Joseph P. Noel	2006	93
8	Plant-like Biosynthetic Pathways in Bacteria: From Benzoic Acid to Chalcone Journal of Natural Products ·Bradley S. Moore, Christian Hertweck, Jörn Hopke, Miho Izumikawa, John A. Kalaitzis, George Nilsen, Thomas H. O’Hare, Jörn Piel, Paul R. Shipley, Longkuan Xiang, M.B. Austin, Joseph P. Noel	2002	91
9	Structural Elucidation of Chalcone Reductase and Implications for Deoxychalcone Biosynthesis Journal of Biological Chemistry ·E.K. Bomati, M.B. Austin, M.E. Bowman, Richard A. Dixon, Joseph P. Noel	2005	87
10	Structure–function relationships in plant phenylpropanoid biosynthesis Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Joseph P. Noel, M.B. Austin, E.K. Bomati	2005	76
11	Evolving biosynthetic tangos negotiate mechanistic landscapes Nature Chemical Biology ·M.B. Austin, Paul E. O’Maille, Joseph P. Noel	2008	52
12	Multiple Biochemical and Morphological Factors Underlie the Production of Methylketones in Tomato Trichomes PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Imri Ben-Israel, Yu Geng, M.B. Austin, Nazmul H. Bhuiyan, M.E. Auldridge, Thuong Thi Nguyen, Ines Schauvinhold, Joseph P. Noel, Eran Pichersky, Eyal Fridman	2009	52
13	Structure and mechanism of chalcone synthase-like polyketide synthases Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology ·Joseph M. Jez, J.-L. Ferrer, M.E. Bowman, M.B. Austin, Joachim Schr�der, Richard A. Dixon, Joseph P. Noel	2001	43
14	Emergent Decarboxylase Activity and Attenuation of α/β-Hydrolase Activity during the Evolution of Methylketone Biosynthesis in Tomato The Plant Cell ·M.E. Auldridge, Yongxia Guo, M.B. Austin, Justin Ramsey, Eyal Fridman, Eran Pichersky, Joseph P. Noel	2012	26
15	Metabolite Induction of Caenorhabditis elegans Dauer Larvae Arises via Transport in the Pharynx ACS Chemical Biology ·T.J. Baiga, Haibing Guo, Yalan Xing, George A. O’Doherty, Andrew Dillin, M.B. Austin, Joseph P. Noel, James J. La Clair	2008	18
16	The Chalcone Synthase Superfamily of Type III Polyketide Synthases ChemInform ·M.B. Austin, Joseph P. Noel	2003	8

About M.B. Austin

M.B. Austin is a scholar working on Aging, Pharmacology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, having authored 16 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (10 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (7 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Biochemical and biochemical processes (2 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (2 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (1 paper) and Phytochemical compounds biological activities (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmacology (842 citations), Biochemistry (218 citations), Biotechnology (274 citations), Molecular Biology (1.9k citations) and Geriatrics and Gerontology (97 citations). M.B. Austin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Joseph P. Noel, J.-L. Ferrer, Charles Stewart, M.E. Bowman, Joachim Schröder, Bradley S. Moore, Joseph M. Jez, E.K. Bomati, Daniel Udwary and Miho Izumikawa. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Chemical Biology, Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, Current Opinion in Plant Biology and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

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